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The Turning Point (Russian: Великий перелом, translit. Velikij perelom) is a 1945 Soviet, Russian-language war film directed by Fridrikh Ermler based on a screenplay by Boris Chirskov. The film was one of the earlier Palme d'Or winners of 1946. Runtime: 108 min. It was produced by GOSKINO at Kinostudiya Lenfilm (Lenfilm Studio), distributed in the USA by Artkino Pictures, and restored in 1967 at Lenfilm Studio. Working title - General of the Army (Russian: Генерал армии)
Original Release
01/29/1945
US Release
10/26/1946
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mikhail Derzhavin | Col. Gen. Muravyov |
| Pyotr Andriyevsky | Col. Gen. Vinogradov |
| Yuriy Tolubeev | Major General Lavrov / Lavrov |
| Andrei Abrikosov | Lt. Gen. Krivenko |
| Aleksandr Zrazhevsky | Lt. Gen. Panteleyev |
| Nikolai Korn | Chief of Front Operations Department - Major General |
| S. Rakhmanin | Chief of Front Intelligence - Major General |
| Mark Bernes | 'Minutka' - the commander's chauffeur / Minutka |
| Vladimir Maryev | Lieutenant Fedorov |
| Pavel Volkov | Stepan |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mikhail Derzhavin | Col. Gen. Muravyov |
| Pyotr Andriyevsky | Col. Gen. Vinogradov |
| Yuriy Tolubeev | Major General Lavrov / Lavrov |
| Andrei Abrikosov | Lt. Gen. Krivenko |
| Aleksandr Zrazhevsky | Lt. Gen. Panteleyev |
| Nikolai Korn | Chief of Front Operations Department - Major General |
| S. Rakhmanin | Chief of Front Intelligence - Major General |
| Mark Bernes | 'Minutka' - the commander's chauffeur / Minutka |
| Vladimir Maryev | Lieutenant Fedorov |
| Pavel Volkov | Stepan |
| Mikhail Devyatkin | General Studentsov |
| Sergei Karnovich-Valua | General von Klaus |
| Nikolai Stepanov | Soldier - a comrade of Stepan |
| Aleksei Yan | Captured German officer |
| Juan Angel | Liza Muravyeva - medical nurse |
